beg to differ in English

IPA: /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/ [UK], /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-beg to differ.ogg [US], en-au-beg to differ.ogg [Australia] Forms: beg to differ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]

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      "form": "beg to differ",
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  "hyphenation": "beg to dif‧fer",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you beg to differ with a statement, you oppose to an opinion in a humble way."
      ],
      "id": "simple-beg_to_differ-en-phrase-cULierMx",
      "raw_tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfɚ/",
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beg to differ"
}

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      "form": "beg to differ",
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  "hyphenation": "beg to dif‧fer",
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "phrase",
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    {
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        "If you beg to differ with a statement, you oppose to an opinion in a humble way."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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"beg to differ" meaning in English

Phrase